Tag Archives: art

Authentic Images, starting with Andy Warhol?

This guest post is written by Heather Glaser, Assistant Fine Arts Librarian, with assistance from Elizabeth Beck, Kirby Bell and Ed Deegan. It describes image resources at Penn Libraries that can be very helpful for undergraduate course projects: It seems like every … Continue reading

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Megan Lewis Velong – Seltzer Reflection 2012

Last spring I applied for the Seltzer Family Digital Media Award grant in hopes of receiving support for my Visual Studies Senior Thesis. As a Visual Studies major, my thesis project consists of both a written and visual component, the … Continue reading

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Wacom Inkling

Wacom has produced a new, unique product that we are very excited to try out. It is called the “Inkling” and it has the ability to capture what you draw with a physical ink pen on any plain sheet of … Continue reading

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Time Magazine Beyond 9/11 Project

Time Magazine has put up this incredible site: http://www.time.com/time/beyond911/# It uses photos and video shot by Marco Grob to create a substantial mosaic of stories from September 11th and the 10 years that followed. The imagery is almost all in … Continue reading

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YouTube + Creative Commons

Starting today YouTube is introducing the option to upload your videos with a Creative Commons license. This will allow other users to legally sample your work to create their own mashups and musings. This is great news! Check out more … Continue reading

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Computer Culture

Last week, Google unveiled a Street View-esque projectthat brings viewers face to face with some of the greatest art on earth. Known as Google Art Project, the initiative will give users remote access to the priceless paintings, sculptures, and other … Continue reading

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iPhone Art

I rather enjoyed these iPhone sketches Jorge Colombo did for the New Yorker: http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/1827871374 He used an app called Brushes. There’s also a Flickr groupdevoted to drawings created with the same app.

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FINE ARTS SENIOR THESIS EXHIBITION!

Come see the work of 1 lab consultant, 1 former lab consultant, 1 almost lab consultant, and many people who’ve worked on their projects here in the lab. FINE ARTS SENIOR THESIS EXHIBITION! March 26 – April 30 OPENING RECEPTION: … Continue reading

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Rebirth

Some students working with the Homeless Arts Project here in Philly have been working tirelessly in the Digital Media Lab the last few weeks, getting ready for a new art show called “Rebirth – The Reality of Homelessness.” It’s a … Continue reading

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UPenn Nude Art Auction

One of our most frequent lab users told us about an art auction on campus this Friday, November 30 from 6-9pm at Meyerson Hall. The art is “nude-themed” (ok, there’s not THAT much “nude” art, but there are a few … Continue reading

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